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List 8
SAT Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atheist | person who does not believe in God |
| Colloquial | local and informal (used of language) |
| Dotard | foolish old man |
| Furrow | groove |
| Instigator | troublemaker; person who entices others to do something |
| Misnomer | wrong name |
| Percipient | perceptive; insightful |
| Quaff | drink down quickly |
| Staunch | loyal; faithful; dependable |
| Vilification | blackening someone's name |
| Atrophy | waste away from lack of use |
| Collusion | plotting and planning |
| Drawl | speak slowly with words running together |
| Furtive | hidden and secret |
| Insurgent | a rebel |
| Misogynist | hater of women |
| Perdition | damnation |
| Quagmire | marsh; bog |
| Stereotype | fixed image |
| Vindicate | prove right; remove blame |
| Attenuate | weaken |
| Commandeer | take possession of |
| Drivel | nonsense |
| Futile | useless; hopeless |
| Interminable | never-ending |
| Misrepresentation | deliberately deceiving |
| Peremptory | in a commanding manner |
| Quaint | picturesque |
| Stevedore | dockworker |
| Virtuoso | an accomplished musician |
| Augment | increase; make bigger |
| Complacent | self-satisfied; smug |
| Droll | dryly amusing |
| Galleon | ancient type of sailing ship |
| Intermittent | sporadic; irregular |
| Mitigate | lessen; make less severe |
| Perfidy | treachery |
| Quandary | dilemma; puzzle |
| Stifle | suppress |
| Virulent | dangerous; harmful |
| Auspicious | favorable; promising to turn out well |
| Compliant | easy to control; submissive |
| Drone | 1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee |
| Gambol | frolic; leap; bound |
| Intransigence | stubbornness |
| Modicum | small amount |
| Perfunctory | superficial; cursory |
| Quarantine | isolation to prevent the spread of disease |
| Stoic | known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain |
| Vital | essential; alive; important |
| Austere | severely plain |
| Concatenate | link together |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Garble | distort; confuse; muddle |
| Intransigent | stubborn; unyielding |
| Momentous | very important |
| Peripatetic | nomadic; moving from place to place |
| Quarry | 1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone |
| Stoke | add fuel to; strengthen |
| Vitriolic | corrosive; strongly attacking |
| Aversion | a dislike of |
| Concatenation | linking into chains |
| Dupe | to fool someone |
| Garish | gaudy |
| Intrepid | brave |
| Monotonous | dull; unvarying |
| Peripheral | on the edge; not important |
| Querulous | always complaining |
| Stolid | impassive; dull; indifferent |
| Vivacity | liveliness; animation |
| Balk | hinder and prevent; hesitate over |
| Conciliate | to bring together; end a dispute |
| Dynamic | lively; vibrant; energetic |
| Garner | gather; collect |
| Inveterate | habitual |
| Moratorium | temporary prohibition or halt to activity |
| Perjury | telling lies under oath |
| Quirk | oddity |
| Stratagem | plot; plan; trick |
| Vivify | enliven |
| Banal | common; dull |
| Concise | stated in few words |
| Ebullient | very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy |
| Garrulous | talkative |
| Invidious | arousing envy |
| Moribund | on the point of death |
| Pernicious | destructive; harmful |
| Ramble | wander aimlessly |
| Strident | loud and harsh |
| Vociferous | noisy; loud in speech |
| Banality | ordinariness; dullness |
| Condescend | talk down to |
| Eccentric | unusual; quirky; odd |
| Gaunt | emaciated; bony and angular |
| Inviolable | cannot be invaded |
| Morose | gloomy; bad tempered |
| Persnickety | fastidious; fussy |
| Ramifications | branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes |
| Stringent | strict or severe |
| Volatile | dangerously unstable; evaporates easily |
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